Assistant Workforce Planning Manager


Company:	Randstad CPE
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Derby, DE21 7BG
Job type:	Temporary
Posting date:	20 Oct 2026
Closing date:	27 Oct 2026

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Summary

Job Title: Assistant Workforce Planning Manager (System Workforce Manager)

Location: Derby (Hybrid: 3 days office / 2 days remote once settled)

Contract Type: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)

About the Role

We are looking for an

Assistant Workforce Planning Manager to join our team in Derby to provide crucial support across current and future projects

. Sitting within the Power Transmission & Distribution (Power T&D) business function

, you will work closely with the wider Workforce Planning team to manage, allocate, and optimise resourcing across multi-site operational environments

This is a dynamic, fast-paced role ideal for someone with a background in workforce management, resource planning, or recruitment who thrives in a collaborative environment.

Key Responsibilities

Resourcing & Allocation: Capture, log, and manage project demand, ensuring the effective and timely allocation of operational staff and operatives to project sites

Future Planning: Assist in delivering strategic workforce plans to align current capacity with future project needs

Stakeholder Collaboration: Liaise directly with operational delivery teams, recruitment teams, and external labor suppliers/subcontractors to resolve day-to-day resourcing needs

Data & Reporting: Maintain accurate workforce capacity and demand data to support effective decision-making across the region

Compliance & Tracking: Manage change requests for workforce deployment and ensure proper documentation, ATRs (Authority to Recruit), and orders are in place prior to mobilisation

What We Are Looking For

Background: Proven experience in workforce management, resource planning, or agency/in-house recruitment

Industry Experience: Experience within

construction, civil engineering, power, or infrastructure is highly desirable

Skills: Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage shifting priorities and communicate effectively across all levels of an organisation

Tech Literacy: Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and comfortable working with reporting systems

Working Pattern & Perks

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Hybrid Working: 3 days in the Derby office / 2 days working from home (full-time office attendance required during the initial on boarding period while finding your feet)

Streamlined Hiring: Efficient 1-stage interview process (open to Microsoft Teams or Face-to-Face).

To apply, please click the apply button or call Danielle on 07441919646

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

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